Percy Clayton Hamilton Photograph Album

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Percy Clayton Hamilton Photograph Album, Ms2011-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Hamilton, Percy Clayton
Abstract:
The collection consists of a small photograph album belonging to Percy Clayton Hamilton, class of 1912, with photographs from his tenure as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI).
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Percy Clayton Hamilton Photograph Album, Ms2011-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a small photograph album belonging to Percy Clayton Hamilton, class of 1912, with photographs from his tenure as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), including Corps of Cadet events.

Biographical / historical:

Percy Clayton Hamilton, from Newport News, Virginia, was an Electrical Engineering major at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) in the class of 1912. He graduated as a lieutenant in Company A. At Virginia Tech, he was an active member of the campus: Class Football (1908-1909), Associate Editor of "The Tech" (1909-1910), "The Bugle" (1909-1910), Defending Attorney Corps (1911-1912), and President Lee Literary Society (1911).

There is a Percy Clayton Hamilton (1890-1930), who served in the U.S. Army as a Major, and is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Arizona.

Sources:

Acquisition information:
Percy Clayton Hamilton Photography Album was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2010.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Percy Clayton Hamilton Photograph Album was completed in January 2011.